Warp beam or the like



Sept. 3, 3 s. ST'ANWORTH 2,651,475

- WARP BEAM on THE LIKE Filed June 1, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F/GJ A ttorhey ep' 8,1953 s. STANWORTH 2,651,475

WARP BEAM OR THE LIKE Filed June 1, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet- 2 F/GZ.

A Home y Patented Sept. 8, 1953 to Thomas AShworth and-Company Limited, Rosegrove, Burnley, England, a. corporation ofr Great Britain Application June 1, 1950, Serial No. 165,442 I In Great Britain March 1, 1948 3 Claims.

This invention relates to the manufacture of tubular warp beams and fiangeless rollers for use in the textile industry and has for its object to introduce an improved and simplified construction thereof which will ensure that the flanges will be fixed more rigidly and permanently in position than hitherto, will effectually prevent the beam pikes, or journal pins from becoming loose and will enable the necks or ruffles around which the ropes or chains are wound to exert a braking action on the beam during weaving, to be easily fixed and removed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a section taken through one end of a warp beam constructed in accordance with this invention; and

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified construction.

In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the beam barrel A is constructed from steel and the beam flange B may be cast from aluminium or other appropriate metal or alloy. The pike C has fixed on it two sheet metal discs D and E. The inner disc E is welded to the pike at F and the disc D is welded to the pike at G. H indicates a positioning collar which may be made of any suitable length and fixed on the pike C and welded to the disc D. After the parts have been placed in position in the barrel A, the disc D is welded to the barrel at K.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the barrel L may be made from aluminium or magnesium alloy and an inner disc E and an outer disc D is die or otherwise cast from aluminium or other suitable alloy on to the pike C. For this purpose the latter is formed with one or more countersinks C or interlocking surfaces into which the metal will enter during casting. The inner casting E fits like a cap on the end of the pike and is preferably made of the shape shown and forms a push fit in the bore of the tube. The outer casting D is preferably made of the shape shown with a long boss D which grips the pike C when cast thereon, the part which extends around the boss being formed with spokes, or thickened portions D interconnected by webs, and cast in these thickened portions are nuts M for screws N by which a ruffle O which may be made of cast iron is fixed to the casting D The latter is located on the pike for casting by a collar P which is fixed thereon and is formed with an undercut surface P into which the adjacent end of the boss D dovetails during casting. The casting D forms a push fit in the bore of the tube L and is welded to the end of the latter at Q. The ruflie when 2 made in the form of a casting has an inwardly extending portion 0 which fits over the boss D and abuts against a facing D on the casting D and is clamped against it by the screws N which are screwed into the nuts M.

If the outer disc D is made of sheet metal as shown in Fig. 1 preferably steel, fianged holes D may be pierced and tapped in it for screws N which fix the ruffle to th disc. If such ruiile is made of sheet metal as shown in Fig. 1 preferably steel, it may be built up from a circular disc R welded at R into a steel tube R, flanged at each end, the disc R being formed with a centralizing hole to fit the collar H and with holes for the passageof the screws N which would clamp the disc R. against the end of the beam barrel A.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is:

l. A tubular roller as used in the textile industry on which fibres, filaments or fabrics are to be wound, comprising a metallic tube having a journal pin at each end on each of which two centralizing members are fixed at predetermined distance apart each of which forms a push fit in the tube, each of the inner and outer centralizing members and the related journal pins providing interfitting boss and socket portions whereby the same are functionally integral, and the outer centralizing member of each of said journal pin and centralizing member-provided units being welded around its outer surface to the end of the tube whereby to secure said units in the latter.

2. A tubular roller as used in the textile industry on which fibres or filaments are to be wound, comprising a metallic tube, a concentrically positioned journal pin projecting from one end of said tube, two spaced centralizing members on said journal pin, said journal pin having surface recesses, each centralizing member forming a push fit in the tube, a projection extending from each centralizing member and engaging in one of said surface recesses of the journal pin and fixedly securing said centralizing members thereto, the outer centralizing member of said journal pin and centralizing member defined unit being welded at its outer surface to the adjacent end portion of the tube, a positioning collar on said journal pin adjacent the outer end thereof, means securing the outer end of said outermost centralizing member to the adjacent positioning collar, a neck or rufile such as is used in a loom warp substantially abutting the end of said tube and having an arcual series of holes therethrough, nuts embedded in said outer centralizing member and aligned with said ruflie holes, headed screw means extending through said ruflle holes and engaging in said nuts to hold said ruffle in place, and a flange such as is used on a loom warp beam mounted on said tube.

3. A tubular roller as used in the textile industry on which fibres or filaments are to be wound, comprising a metallic tube, a concentrically positioned journal pin projecting from one end of said tube, two spaced centralizing members on said journal pin, said journal pin having surface recesses, each centralizing member forming a push fit in the tube, a: functionally integral projection extending from" each; centralizing member and engaging in one: of said surface recesses of the journal pin and fixedly securing said centralizing members thereto,., the

outer centralizing member of said journal pin and centralizing member defined unit being welded at its outer surface to the adjacent end portion of the tube, a positioning collar on said journal pin adjacent the outer end thereof, and means securing. the outer end of said outermost centralizing member to. the adjacent positioning. collar.

STEPHEN STANWORTH.

Name Date Simonds et al. Oct. 8, 1929 Bixby May 2'7, 1930 Number r 

